hit Ctrl + Alt + ~ !!
then type com_allowconsole 1 and it should be accessible again by just hitting ~
For those who might be wondering. I was annoyed at first because I thought there was no console, but I found out that I can use my old config file too:)

Posted
by
kdawson
on Monday February 16, 2009 @02:45AM
from the open-mouth-insert-marketing dept.

On CNet.com, Brooke Crowthers has a review of some flops in the chip-making world — from IBM, Intel, and AMD — and the hype that surrounded them, which is arguably as interesting as the chips' failures. "First, I have to revisit Intel's Itanium. Simply because it's still around and still missing production target dates. The hype: 'This design philosophy will one day replace RISC and CISC. It is a gateway into the 64-bit future.' ... The reality: Yes, Itanium is still warm, still breathing in the rarefied very-high-end server market — where it does have a limited role. But... it certainly hasn't remade the computer industry."